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Henry Ford made the car accessible to the average consumer, but he wasn’t its creator. This is everything you need to know about the history of motor vehicle manufacturing. 

Many first ladies have played important and influential roles in American history. These are five of the most famous.  

An unsuspecting candidate and political powerhouse, America’s 11th president James Polk made strides for the country, but is still relatively unknown. 

Brewing beer has a long history in the United States. These are 6 famous breweries producing some of the nation’s most beloved beers.

Find out about how Arcadia was featured on one of the country's hottest true crime podcasts!

At their core, state hospitals across the United States shared the same goals and challenges: to treat America’s mentally ill. The majority of these hospitals came to an end when their funding dwindled and smaller institutions became preferable for patients. These are five state hospitals and their stories.

While only four sitting American presidents have been assassinated while in office, there have been at least 17 attempts to murder a president in the country’s history. These are five presidents who succumbed to or survived assassinations.

It’s undeniable that the War of 1812 marked a shift in American history. The war is notable not only because it changed America’s place in the global marketplace, but because a young America fought the country with the greatest naval power in the world. Here, we’ve collected five of the most pivotal battles from the War of 1812. 
 

T.S. Eliot was just a college student when he began contributing to the literary canon. In honor of one of the country’s finest writers, here’s a look into the life and legacy of T.S. Eliot. 

The path to the ratification of the United States’ Constitution was a tiresome and twisted route, taking nearly three years to finalize and pass. This is the story of the fight for the ratification of the Constitution. 

There was once a time when steel was king. In Pittsburgh, steel came not only with jobs, but its own set of problems and drama. These tensions rolled over into one of the largest strikes in the city’s history. Read on to learn more about the 1919 steel strike, and how it changed Pittsburgh’s industrial scene!

When the Orville brothers conducted the first successful test flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, very few could have predicted how important aviators would become to American culture. Here, we’re delving into the history of just five of America’s greatest aviators.